Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Miss Erma Monroe is in charge of all girls' physical edu- ri. Besides teaching various sports during school hours, iupervises badminton, tennis, archery and several other rt$. She also sponsors the G. A. A., which awards M s iris outstanding in athletics. For the past two years she . helped with the folk dances in the operettas. Energetic head of the English department is Miss Lyle M. Noble. She is in charge of the annual extemporaneous essay « test here, a state-wide event. Her students are juniors and !«•..hmen; her interests, stage and drama. Mr. Millard E. Peterson is in charge of boys' biology. An i (standing feature in his classroom is an aquarium contain- i many different species of fish of which he is very proud. Among his hobbies he lists painting and music. The task of vocational counseling goes to Miss Audrey Proctor, guidance teacher. Interest in her work led her to Co- rn ibia University, where she received her Master's degree in lutdance. She also primes freshmen in algebra. Students ; i .zled about their vocations find her suggestions helpful. Be- tween equations and student conferences, she plays badmin- t n, hunts and reads more books about guidance. Miss Grace Ryon, who teaches freshmen their Et tu Brute s, is perhaps the faculty's most enthusiastic cosmopolite. . he has been abroad and has probably traveled more than my other member of our faculty. Miss Ryon enjoys the psy- hological hobby of studying interesting people. Miss Agnes Scott, English teacher, received her Master's iegree last summer. She tends freshmen and sophomores in school? plants outside of school. Miss Scott is quiet, dislikes uum-chewing pupils. She claims she has no spare time for outside interests with the exception of summer motor trips. The World's Fair is this year's objective. DIRECTORS 23

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DIRECTORS Mrs. Florence M. Keeton trains future stenographers anc watches over three hundred busy juniors. As a shorthanc teacher she gives valuable business training, and as the junioi class sponsor she manages hot dog and ticket sales. A suc- cessful Junior Prom is her proudest achievement. Teacher of economics and sociology is Mr. Frank T. Kelley. Interesting political discussions are the highlights of his classes. Occasionally he gives radio talks and speaks to various or- ganizations. In his spare time he reads books of exploration. In class he relaxes and expounds the theories of democracy. The power behind your school paper is Miss lone Lake, journalism and commercial instructor. Miss Lake teaches cub reporters the art of covering the news around school. Censor- ing their stories and counting their headlines keeps her busy with the inexperienced members of the staff. She is helped by old hands with photography and finances. When deadline worries are out of the way, she takes her relaxation through skiing. Sponsoring the Girl Reserves and the sophomore class is a diversion for Mrs. Arminda McDonald, English teacher. She often spends her summers in different places, having stayed in Washington and also in Denver. Turtle doves in our halls are her pet peeve. Miss Edna A. Mann heads the history department. She is quiet, competent and ably conducts classes in International Re- lations and American history. She and Miss Noble number among faculty cosmopolites, having toured Europe and parts of the United States. Students labor over her reading charts and look eagerly forward to class political discussions. The chemistry laboratory is presided over by Mr. Carroll Miller, who also teaches general science. Although he claims the spot on the wall is not the last professor, utmost precau- tions are taken by all experimenting students lest the walls of M. H. S. be wrecked by a wrong mixture of this and that. Like all good men Mr. Miller enjoys hunting and fishing.

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 DIRECTORS Tall Ralph Soroos. social science teacher, has charge of the Tennis club this year. Mr. Soroos is an athlete of ability, having won distinction in college in tennis, track and basket- ball. He is a new addition to the faculty from Hamilton, Mon- tana. Well known all over the state for his track coaching abil- ity is Mr. Guy Stegner, track coach and commercial instructor. Mr. Stegner picks hopeful candidates and trains them to be good track and field men to bring home the trophies from the Interscholastic Meet. Fishing, bridge and reading are his main hobbies. Mr. A. I. Sugg is a former army man and instructor in algebra, economics and general science. His interest in cur- rent affairs made him a natural choice for Debate club sponsor. Mr. Sugg's friendly, affable, calm manner makes him popular with students. His favorite mannerism in class is scratching his ear. Miss Hazel Swearingen, sophomore and senior English teacher, is known for her ready wit. During her spare time at home she putters over a garden or cooks new delicacies. She hikes and explores in the summer time. A cabin on Placid Lake is her sanctuary from noisy sophomores and strutting seniors. Miss Elsie Wadell teaches freshmen Latin and commercial geography. Though generally considered difficult, Latin is in- teresting and constructive and helps students in other lan- guages as well as their own. Miss Wadell's dry humor en- livens her classes. She is kindly and gracious. She is a true nature lover and as a hobby studies birds. Keeping the annual staff out of difficulties is one of the duties of Mr. Robert D. Watt, Bitter Root sponsor and instructor in English. He thought quite a while before he gave his hobby. Boys and girls, he finally decided. However, unknown to many people, he has a mechanical bent that breaks forth from time to time.